Competency 2 Reflection

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For me competency 2 is the ability for us as social workers recognizing the characteristics and factors that help shape an individual’s identity and help define what an individual believes in and what they stand for. These characteristics and factors include things such as gender, ethnicity, culture, religion, age, etc. Its these characteristics and factors that affect an individual’s human experience and it’s what makes each of us incredibly unique. As social workers, we must have both respect and appreciation for diversity. Finally, competency 2 also means that we’re able to see how diversity and difference also brings oppression, marginalization, and as well privilege and power. We must be able to understand the different forms and mechanisms of discrimination and oppression and how …show more content…

This week I worked closely with one of my clients who has some behavioral issues with their teachers. When I first met with this client I noticed immediately they had a hard time focusing and sitting still. After meeting with my field instructor who is licensed as a LCSW, we came to the conclusion that this child is showing symptoms of ADHD. Due to the child’s situation, they’re not able to go in for an appointment to confirm this possibility. Their dad is a single parent and is on disability where he can barely speak which has made it difficult for my client to get an evaluation. While working with my client it was necessary for me to understand where they were coming from and understand how my client’s diversity and difference, which was their potential diagnose of ADHD, characterized and shaped their human experience and how this has influenced the formation of their identity. So, while meeting with my client I encouraged them to be the expert of their own situation by allowing them to explain their own reasoning behind why they were having behavioral issues and what they were struggling

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